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Drama Terms - English I

Published on Mar 16, 2016

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English I

Tragic Hero

character that falls from a good fortune

Tragic Flaw-
a character's weakness or mistake

Aside-when a character speaks to the audience (the other characters are unaware of this)

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Dramatic Irony-
the audience knows information that the other characters don't know

Cast

characters in a play

Props

objects used in the play

Set

construction of a scene in the play

Chorus

an actor or group of actors who speak directly to the audience

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Playwright

author of the play

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Tragedy

sad play ending

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Comedy -
humorous play

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Satire

makes fun of people, politics or current events

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Acts

divides the play

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Scenes

divides the acts

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Stage Directions

tells the characters what to do and where to be

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Soliloquy

character speaks his inner thoughts when no one else is around

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Dialogue

conversation between characters

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Monologue

character speaks to another character or to himself

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Prologue

introductory section of a play